Justice Department Moving to Immunize Snooping Telcos: “The Justice Department said Friday that by September 19 it would ask a court to immunize the nation’s telecommunications companies for their assistance is helping the Bush administration…
Judge rules probable cause of criminal activity needed to get cell location data: A federal district court judge in western Pennsylvania made what could possibly wind up being a precedent setting ruling this week, with…
FOXNews.com – YouTube Yanks Radical Islamist Videos After Lieberman’s Complaint Thursday, September 11, 2008 YouTube has heeded the call to stop featuring radical Islamists’ video clips. “Google’s community guidelines for YouTube will now bar videos…
Mail and phone scams catch out 3m: “Fraudsters solicit £3.5bn a year from Britons but less than one in 20 victims report the cons”
Data loss firm contract axed: “The firm blamed for losing the details of thousands of criminals on a memory stick, has its £1.5m Home Office contract cancelled.” (Via BBC News.)
YouTube bans violent videos: “YouTube has moved to ban videos that incite violence following criticism in the UK and US that it needed to toughen its policies. By Mark Sweney”
Supporters back arrested Malaysian blogger: “The arrest of a blogger who dared to criticise the Malaysian regime backfires as other bloggers express their solidarity”
Virginia Court Strikes Down Anti-Spam Law: “The Virginia Supreme Court declared the state’s anti-spam law unconstitutional Friday and reversed the conviction of a man once considered one of the world’s most prolific spammers.” (Via NYT…
GCHQ ‘monitored Omagh bomb calls’: “The UK’s electronic intelligence agency monitored phone calls between the Omagh bombers, the BBC’s Panorama reports.” (Via BBC News.)
Updated Community Guidelines: “As the YouTube Community expands and evolves, we’re always trying to keep pace by creating policies that reflect innovative new uses of YouTube and the diverse content posted by users every day….